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The Fastest-Growing Group Getting Baptized in the SBC Is Older Adults

via Christianity Today·Aug 20·2 sources

Southern Baptist baptisms grew for a fifth straight year to 263,075 in the 2025 Annual Church Profile, the highest total since 2016. A growing share of those being baptized are adults rather than children or teenagers.

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Adults accounted for more than half of SBC baptisms last year, analysis finds

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